A volcano with a name that sounds like a Lord of the Rings character has caused travel chaos, and I can report on it first hand. Last Saturday I was due to fly back from a family skiing holiday in the French Alps. Needless to say I didn’t.

The British Airways website wouldn’t let us [more]

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